That best sums up the Athletics-Red Sox Thursday morning trade which sent slugging outfieder Yoenis Cespedes to Boston for ace pitcher Jon Lester and outfielder Jonny Gomes — the token throw-in.

Man, let me tell you, the Twitter-verse and beyond went into a frenzy with Oakland general manager Billy Beane's lastest MLB shockwave.

But, once again, I digress to Norris ...

"Billy saw some opportunities to shift people in the outfield," he said. "Billy's known for setting off some fireworks. And he solidifies some holes."

Yahtzee!

Beane may indeed be crazy. But Billy ain't no dummy.

"I'm very pleased at what we've done," A's owner Lew Wolff told the Bay Area News Group. "It's all been well thought out by Billy and his people. It will be exciting for the fans. It's difficult to have somebody leave. Yoenis is a terrific person. But we have traded something quite good for something quite good that we're getting back."

Later in the day, Beane sent left-handed pitcher Tommy Milone to the Minnesota Twins for outfielder Sam Fuld to help reinforce the A's platoon-style outfield.

"And we're getting Sam Fuld, a player we never wanted to give up," Wolff said.

Let's break out the bullets, shall we?

• Cespedes is — well, perhaps now was — a Green Collar fan favorite. Dude was yoked and could rake a baseball all over the yard. But Beane could care less about the 28-year-old's two-time defending home run derby champ mantle. The only one that matters is the World Series crown.

• Lester is a rental. The 30-year-old southpaw is most likely gone after this season. But the lefty is a perfect short-term sparkplug. Lester lands in the pitcher-friendly O.co Coliseum. How much better can Lester's 2.52 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 149/32 K/BB ratio (143 innings) get?

• At least Beane got something for Yoenis. While Lester will most surely walk after his two-plus months in Oak Town, Cespedes' long-term future with the A's was also cloudy. The Moneyball concept isn't a joke. Oakland is a notorious penny-pinching squad — it works, though — and Beane wasn't going to hand the Cuban slugger top dollar.

• Cespedes can flourish in the hitter-friendly Fenway Park. Expect his .256 batting average to spike once he puts on the Red.

You want to say this is a win-win for both sides, but you just can't — yet.

The concept is a win-win for both the A's and BoSox.

But the what-if's are glaring. What if Lester flounders like fellow trade acquisition Jason Hammel? What if Cespedes can't hit at Fenway?

And of course, the big win: What if the A's don't win the World Series — or even make it to the Big Show?

Still, you have to give Beane credit. He has shown he's willing to do anything in hopes of winning a world title.

"I think I'm in a situation right now where I'm getting packaged up with the best pitcher in the game and heading over to the team with the best record in the game," Gomes, the Petaluma native, told WEEI radio in Boston. "So I'm a little bit excited there."